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| Magazine box in St. Laurent blue milk paint from the Toolstore.ca |
Above is a box finished with two coats of Homestead House milk paint from thetoolstore.ca. Thetoolstore.ca has recently added a new line of paints and finishes.
Let me tell you about my milk paint experience.
It was great!
Beginning with the obvious I really like the colour. It was super easy to put on and ultra easy to clean up. Both very important to a non-finish specialist like me. The milk paint also does not smell at all when it is drying and since it comes in powder form I only mixed up 1/4 cup of paint, there is no mostly empty container of paint left sitting on a shelf in my shop.
I have a small sample of red paint which I will paint another box with and then coat with a thin layer of Hemp Oil, as per Homestead House instructions to see what the semi-gloss effect is like. Without the oil treatment the paint is brightly toned but a flat finish.
I've used this milk paint to finish some shaker oval boxes that I made. The available colours made it easy to match up with the traditional ones used on the boxes.
ReplyDeleteAfter sanding the boxes and using tack cloth to wipe away the dust, I coated each with box with Minwas satin urethane - a couple coats, sanding between. Then I mixed the Milk Paint and applied it. Once dry, I sanded wear marks into the boxes - made easy by the urethane. Finally, a couple coats of satin urethane finished these off perfectly.